Students will be introduced to a range of sports and will participate in multiple skill‑based sessions designed to create a fun, supportive environment for showcasing their abilities.

The event also includes a physical assessment delivered by the WSU Sport Science Unit, featuring strength and conditioning evaluations, fitness testing, and additional opportunities for students to demonstrate their commitment to progressing along the talent development pathway.

All coaches involved are highly qualified and experienced in talent identification and pathway development.

Talent‑Identified Students

Athletes who demonstrate strong athletic ability and potential for participation in the Academy’s State‑endorsed pathway programs may be selected for the SWSAS Indigenous Future Stars Squad.

Selected Athletes

Athletes chosen for the squad will receive scholarship funding and performance support, including personal development, education, and strength & conditioning services provided through our high‑performance partners.

What to Expect:
Foundational Movement Skill and Talent Identification

• Multiple group and individual sporting skill assessment across a varied number of traditional sports including drill and match-play opportunities, and/or

• Introduction and identification of foundational movement skills through participation in traditional First Nation and Indigenous Games
  
  • Focus on key skills including;
    
    • passing / throwing 
    • catching
    • evasion / change of direction
    • agility
    • speed / change of pace
    • tactical concepts in offence and defence

Athletes do not have to be playing competitive sport, nor be proficient in the sports above to be able to come along and participate.

Athletes should attend in their school sports uniform.

Athletes will then be given an Academy Indigenous Day T-Shirt to wear throughout the event, which they get to keep following the day.

Lunch will be provided by the Academy.

What Happens After the Day?

Following on from the Indigenous Talent Identification Day, a number of athletes will be invited to participate within the Indigenous Athlete Talent Program, and/or to nominate for a position within an Academy Sport Squad Program. These invitations are usually sent to the athlete and school liaison officer prior to the end of Term 3.

The Indigenous Athlete Talent Program will feature supervised strength and conditioning, general sport skills, and sport education sessions held during primarily during Term 4*, that will assist athletes to develop core individual skills such as passing, catching, speed, agility and change of direction within a squad training environment.

*Additional sessions may take place during the end of year school holidays through January and February